SHORELINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHORELINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHORELINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHORELINE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORELINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shorelinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHORELINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHORELINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHORELINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHORELINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The line where land meets the edge of a sea, lake or large river.
Maps and environmental reports talk about the shoreline when they measure erosion or plan building near the water. The shoreline moves with the tide, so its exact position changes through the day.
How SHORELINE is used
Common in geography, planning and travel writing about coasts and lakes.
- We walked along the shoreline at dawn.
- Storms have eaten away part of the shoreline.
- Hotels crowd the shoreline of the lake.
- The shoreline was littered with driftwood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHORELINE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHORELINE
1 longer words begin with SHORELINE.
Shorter words from the letters in SHORELINE
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Common questions about SHORELINE
- Is SHORELINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORELINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORELINE worth?
- SHORELINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHORELINE mean?
- The line where land meets the edge of a sea, lake or large river.
- What letters can be added to SHORELINE?
- SHORELINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHORELINE:
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